All Obituaries

     Lois M. Auger, 83, died on October 21, 2020 in Scarborough surrounded by her loving family. Born in Presque Isle, she was the daughter of Arthur and Madeline Porter. She was educated by the Maine public school system and graduated from Biddeford High School in 1974 at 37 in anticipation to be a nurse.      Lois moved to Mississippi to become a nurse and in March 1994, she married Maurice H. Auger at the St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Ocean Springs, MS....

     Mrs. Yvette B. Pruneau, 88, of Biddeford died at home on October 19, 2020 with her beloved daughter at her side. Born on December 28, 1931, to Albert and Olivine Boisvert; she was the second youngest of thirteen children.      Yvette attended the St. Joseph School, she joined West Point Pepperell Company as a Weaver. Later, she began driving with the York County Community Action (Head Start).      Yvette married the love of her life,...

Mark Lee Ingraham, 51, of Portland, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 18th, 2020 at Maine Medical Center.   Mark was born on April 21st, 1969 in Portland, Maine, the only child of Malcolm Eugene Ingraham and Judith Diane Lee Ingraham.  Though Mark grew up in Kennebunk, he often recalled the year he spent with his parents in their hometown of Houlton. Mark met his wife and life partner Sonya Artinyan shortly after his mother’s death. He quickly integrated into her...

Mrs. Beverly Ann Nadeau Timberlake, 66 of Kennebunk, passed away Saturday, October 17th, 2020 following an extended illness.   Mrs. Timberlake was born April 3rd, 1954 in Framingham, MA to the late Mr. Romeo Nadeau and Mrs. Laurette Lessard Nadeau.   Mrs. Timberlake worked as a teen at camp Waban.  She later worked at Biddeford Textile for twenty years before retiring after working thirteen years as a CNA aide at York Manor.   She enjoyed the outdoors, camping and...

Ms. Kathleen I. Durand, 99, passed away on October 15, 2020 at Seal Rock in Saco after an extended illness. Born on August 1, 1921 in Thomaston, ME, she was the loved daughter of Albert Anderson. Ms. Durand graduated from Thomaston High School and went to work within her community as a housekeeper. Eventually she moved to Bangor working with a local deli while she raised her children. Kathleen met the love of her life, Louis Durand and they soon after married. From this union came two...

Jeannette L. Guillerault, 82, of Biddeford passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 7th 2020 at The Gosnell House with her daughters by her side. She was born on January 11th 1938. Daughter of the late Rene and Rose Hubert Beaupre. She was raised in Biddeford and attended St. Andres Catholic School. She was a communicant of Good Shepherd Parish.  On July 30th 1960 Jeannette married the love of her life Albert Guillerault at St. Andres church. Together they celebrated 58 years of...

Ann Catherine Moore, 87, of Biddeford, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her home. She was born on May 21, 1933 in Sligo, Ireland, daughter of the late John James and Margaret (Thornton) Leydon.    Ann and her late husband, Dick were active members of the Hibernian Club when they lived in Waltham and then Hudson, MA. She loved to tell stories about her homeland in Ireland, and frequently attended virtual masses at her church, The Church of the Sacred Heart and Saint...

Renald Joseph Dion, 84, of Biddeford, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 with his family by his side. He was born on June 11, 1936, son of the late George E. and Melina (Tardif) Dion. Mr. Dion was educated locally, attending St. Joseph and St. Louis schools. He was called to serve his country in the United States Army, serving from 1959 to 1961.  After that, he worked for 40 years at the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, which later became WestPoint Stevens. He worked on the...

Norman R. Faucher, 86, died October 4, 2020 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Biddeford, February 11, 1934, he was the son of Eddy and Jeanne (Pelletier) Faucher. Norm graduated from the former St. Louis High School in 1951 and from St. Michael’s College in Vermont in 1955, with a Business Administration degree. He was a three sport athlete in high school and was named to the Telegram Baseball All Star Team in 1951. He was selected for the Maine Baseball Hall...

Celia Frances Bates, 73, of Old Orchard Beach, passed away on Saturday, October 3rd at her home. She was born in Biddeford on December 4, 1946, daughter of the late Clyde and Irene (Lazzaro) Eastman. She was educated locally, attending Biddeford Public Schools. Ms. Bates worked for several years as a waitress at The Village Café in Portland. After that, she spent the majority of her time as a homemaker, taking care of the home and being a mother to her two boys. She especially loved...